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Metal

Software for AM Machines Increases OEE, Repeatability

AddUp Inc.’s booth focuses on monitoring solutions for its laser powder bed fusion and directed energy deposition machines with the goal of increasing adoption by consistently producing accurate parts.

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Materials

Consortium Sets Up Cost-Effective AM Production Lines for Automotive Parts

Automotive parts can now be mass produced using additive manufacturing technology’s laser powder bed fusion for the standard production of cars at two BMW Group sites.

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Materials

AddUp Opens North American HQ, A Proving Ground for Metal AM

The company welcomed visitors June 22, 2022, to its Cincinnati-area facility, showcasing its laser powder bed fusion and directed energy deposition technologies. 

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Metal

What is Powder Bed Fusion 3D Printing?

Whether in metal or polymer, with a laser or an electron beam, powder bed fusion (PBF) is one of the most widely used 3D printing techniques.

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LPBF

JEOL E-Beam Metal AM 3D Printer for Improved Productivity

This electron beam melting powder bed fusion machine is said to achieve high productivity, reproducibility and accuracy due to its automatic correction of focus and spot shape.

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Metal

Uniformity Labs’ Stainless Steel Powders Deliver Improved Mechanical Properties

The powders are said to deliver improved mechanical properties at much higher throughput in laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) additive manufacturing.

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Lightweighting

Microturbine Relies on 3D Printed Housing to Preheat Fuel

The aluminum housing designed with nTopology and made on a Velo3D laser powder bed fusion system helps realize what its creators say will be the highest-power-density small turbine yet produced.

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Metal

AddUp and WBA Collaborate on Additive Manufacturing for Toolmaking

As part of the partnership, a FormUp 350 New Generation powder bed system from AddUp will be installed at the WBA Demonstration Tool Shop.

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Machining

10 Ways Additive Manufacturing Reshapes a Production Facility (Forget What You Know About Factories)

Sintavia’s purpose-built facility for powder bed fusion of aircraft components illustrates fundamental ways the plant is different when 3D printing is the operation.

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FFF

PostProcess, Alphacam Partner to Expand Access to Automated 3D Postprinting in Germany

Alphacam’s in-house printing service — which manufactures components with FDM, PolyJet, LPBF, BMD, DLP/P3 and SAF technology — will also utilize the PostProcess solution for its own operations.

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